Combining administrative data with survey data made net international migration estimates more responsive to short-term fluctuations in immigration.

The U.S. Census Bureau has been engaged in implementing improvements to the CPS ASEC income, health insurance and demographic content.

How do the foreign born and their children influence educational attainment statistics?

According to the latest Census Bureau data, the foreign-born population, or anyone who is not a U.S. citizen at birth, comprised 13.2 percent of the overall U.S. population between 2011-2015.

In recent decades, immigration has driven population growth more than natural increase. Therefore, it is useful to examine the degree to which immigration status shapes the voting-eligible population, or “electorate.”

American Community Survey response modes vary across the population, especially for subgroups such as the foreign-born population.

Based on my research , in 2013, China replaced Mexico as the top sending country for immigrants to the United States.

Experts from the Census Bureau describe the objectives of their work and explain census and survey results. The bureau conducts more than 100 surveys each year.

Census Bureau statistics can be used to answer many questions about the foreign-born population in the United States.

Rapid Growth Doesn’t Necessarily Trump a Big Population Base. The foreign-born population from Asia increased over the last decade – from 8.2 million in 2000 to 11.6 million in 2011 – and now represents more than one-fourth (29 percent) of all immigrants in the United States.